ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22441
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| Date: | Friday 17 May 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 269 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N7365 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Ringway, Cheshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ringway, Cheshire |
| RAF Ringway, Cheshire |
Took off from Ringway on 17 May 1940 on a training mission. The second pilot inadvertently let down the flaps fully and the aircraft undershot, crashing 1/4 mile west of RAF Ringway, Cheshire. Only named crew member was Sgt Cotton, 742495 who was reportedly uninjured.
Sources:
1. Ross McNeill, Coastal Command Losses of the Second World War, Volume 1 (1939-1941)
2. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
3. http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/269_squadron.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Aug-2008 10:57 | Anon. | Added |
| 02-Mar-2012 08:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
| 15-Aug-2013 15:03 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Aug-2014 14:30 | Jixon | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 11-Jan-2017 22:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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